Aeroflex announced the 3020C PXI Modular Digital RF Signal Generator. Aeroflex’s comprehensive modular RF test platform, the PXI 3000 Series, has the bandwidth and versatility to seamlessly cover the entire RF test process.

The new 3020C covers the frequency range of 1 MHz to 3 GHz, supporting applications in HF, VHF, and UHF bands. The 3020C has wideband width modulation up to 90 MHz for broadband communications standards or multicarrier test applications as well as RF output power from -120 dBm to +6 dBm.

The 3020C boasts excellent frequency and level settling times for high speed test applications and a built in dual-channel AWG for supplying complex modulated signals. The 3020C AWG is supplied with a generous 0.5 GB of on board memory supporting up to 128 M x 16 bit I and Q samples. The 3020C can perform high-speed switching in less than 250 ms when in list mode.

The 3020C is directly complimentary to the recently introduced 3030C Wideband RF Digitizer. Together they support wideband signal generation and signal analysis for RF component and transceiver testing. The 3020C is used with the 3010 RF synthesizer, which provides a low phase-noise, highly agile local oscillator input. The 3020C is a PXIe (Hybrid compatible module) that can be fitted to PXI chassis’ supporting standard cPCI, PXI-1 or PXI Hybrid slots.

Aeroflex has updated the PXI 3000 Series software to further increase its test speed. Software updates include changes to module drivers, standard and optional measurement libraries and application software. This software is compatible with all Aeroflex 3000 Series PXI modules.